UJC

OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE CLOSED 9,674 CASES, BENEFITING 14,500 PEOPLE – AND SAVING THE GOVERNMENT OVER $10 MILLION!

The Urban Justice Center serves New York City's most vulnerable residents through a combination of direct legal service, systemic advocacy, community education and political organizing. Our 12 Projects assist clients on numerous levels, from one-on-one legal advice in soup kitchens, to filing class action lawsuits to bring about systemic change, to pushing social justice legislation forward.

Our Ground Breaking Reports

Our publications are an integral part of our systemic work. We conduct original...

Our Litigation

At the Urban Justice Center, we believe that pursuing important,...

Young Professional Network

The Urban Justice Center’s Young Professional Network (YPN) is a...

About UJC

Our Mission Statement The Urban Justice Center is a social justice advocacy...

Press

SWP: Sex Workers Project Press Release on Seizure of Backpage.com 4/9/2018 For Immediate Release – April 10, 2018 Contact: RJ Thompson, Managing Director, Sex Workers...
SNP: Attorneys, Advocacy, and Activism: The Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project Offers Recourse for Vulnerable New Yorkers BadCredit.org3/21/2018 When New Yorkers find themselves threatened by the loss of basic necessities, like housing and...
IRAP: Let us remember to protect our wartime allies and trusted Iraqi friends The Hill3/15/2018 In light of the fifteenth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq on March 20, IRAP Board...
IRAP: Trump Administration Denies Asylum To Some 100 Iranian Christians NPR3/13/2018 "This is another example of the Trump administration de facto dismantling a program that...
IRAP: Spurned by U.S. and Facing Danger Back Home, Iranian Christians Fear the Worst The New York Times3/1/2018 The U.S. Government recently denied entry to hundreds of Iranian religious minority refugees...
IRAP: Another Appeals Court Rules Against Travel Ban 3.0 Slate Magazine2/15/2018 "As Americans, we must continue to remember the hundreds of millions of people now banned...
MHP: Report: Rikers Island's Visitors New York City Patch 1/9/2018 NYC JAILS ACTION COALITION RELEASES REPORT ON THE EXPERIENCE OF VISITING RIKERS ENTITLED ‘IT...
IRAP: The Year The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program Unraveled NPR1/1/2018 "We are in a pitched battle for the continued existence of the U.S. refugee resettlement...